Stop by the Hempsted Houses on Sunday, November 16th to watch (or help) prepare a colonial meal over an open hearth and see how the early New London colonists celebrated the fall harvest. The site will be open from 1 to 4 pm.

Talk with the cooks and pick up copies of some early colonial recipes. You can also try out colonial cooking tools and gadgets, learn about foods and cooking techniques of the time and find out what the early New London settlers had to be thankful about.

Light refreshments will be served. Both houses, built in 1678 and 1759, will be open for tours - the last day of the 2014 season. Suggested donation is $7 for adults; $6 for AAA and seniors; $4 for kids and $15 for families.